Beatles – Jackson Community Church

Themes from story of Mary and Martha: being busy, always on the go vs making space for mindfulness and being present

Do you ever feel like there’s just too much to do and that you can’t get it all done? Do you feel like you don’t have enough time for the things that really count? — Mary Stephens Help me find a way to be a perfect blend of Mary’s heart and Martha’s hands — from […]

Lenten Reflection Day 13 (Mar 6): HELP (from Psalm 121).

Lenten Reflection Day 13 (Mar 6): HELP (from Psalm 121). SONG: Help! by The Beatles: https://youtu.be/2Q_ZzBGPdqE POEM: Ashanti Files: Martyr (excerpt): I don’t want to be a martyr, But I see you calling for my help. QUOTE: Carl Sagan: In our obscurity, in all this vastness, there is no hint that help will come from […]

Reflections on journeys: identity, name and personhood at the border during times of change and passage

We know what we are, but not what we may be. ― William Shakespeare When I discover who I am, I’ll be free. ― Ralph Ellison The best way to find yourself is to lose yourself in the service of others. ― Mahatma Gandhi He allowed himself to be swayed by his conviction that human […]

A Valentine’s Note from JCC: Songs and poems about different kinds of love: for people, for the world, for each other (hopeful, sad, reflective, rowdy)

SONGS about LOVE: One Love by Bob Marley (reggae):https://youtu.be/g94A1R8xHcQ Your Love Keeps Lifting Me Higher by Jackie Wilson (rock):https://youtu.be/mzDVaKRApcg What a Wonderful World by Louis Armstrong (rock/blues): https://youtu.be/2nGKqH26xlg What the World Needs Now by Jackie DeShannon (ballad): https://youtu.be/YUaxVQPohlU Gentle On My Mind by Glen Campbell (country): https://youtu.be/ETkzK9pXMio You Raise Me Up performed by 12 Tenors […]

Meditations on themes of Advent week 4: Love

Below we offer the 8 categories of love as understood through a Greek lens: eros (erotic love), philia (friendship), agape (universal love), ludus (playful love), storge (family-kinship love), philautia (healthy self-love), mania (obsessive love), pragma (mature, enduring love). From which forms of love do you draw your strength and connection? All You Need Is Love […]